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join the queue — british informal phrase used for telling someone that they are not the only person who wants to have or to do something Thesaurus: ways of telling or asking someone to waitsynonym Main entry: queue … Useful english dictionary
join the queue — British informal used for telling someone that they are not the only person who wants to have or to do something … English dictionary
queue — ▪ I. queue queue 1 [kjuː] noun [countable] 1. a line of people waiting to enter a building, buy something etc; = line AmE: • There may be long queues outside stores at sale times. ˈdole queue … Financial and business terms
queue — queue1 S3 [kju:] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: tail , from Latin cauda, coda] 1.) BrE a line of people waiting to enter a building, buy something etc, or a line of vehicles waiting to move American Equivalent: linebe/stand/wait in a queue … Dictionary of contemporary English
join — join1 W1S1 [dʒɔın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(group/organization)¦ 2¦(activity)¦ 3¦(go to somebody)¦ 4¦(do something together)¦ 5¦(connect)¦ 6 join a queue 7 join hands 8 join the club 9 join battle 10 be joined in marriage/holy … Dictionary of contemporary English
queue — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑line ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, long ▪ growing, lengthening ▪ orderly ▪ Please form an orderly queu … Collocations dictionary
queue */ — I UK [kjuː] / US [kju] noun [countable] Word forms queue : singular queue plural queues 1) a) British a line of people waiting for something in a shop or similar place. The usual American word is line queue for: There was a long queue for tickets … English dictionary
join — 1 /dZOIn/ verb 1 CONNECT a) (T) to connect or fasten things together: Join the two pieces of wood with strong glue. | The hip bone is joined to the thigh bone. b) (I, T) to come together and become connected: Where does the river join the sea? 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
join — [[t]ʤɔ͟ɪn[/t]] ♦ joins, joining, joined 1) VERB If one person or vehicle joins another, they move or go to the same place, for example so that both of them can do something together. [V n] His wife and children moved to join him in their new home … English dictionary
queue — 01. There was a long [queue] waiting to get tickets for the train. 02. People here are so polite; in my country, no one waits in a [queue]. Everyone pushes and shoves to get to the front of the line. 03. The [queue] for the bus was so long that… … Grammatical examples in English
